2022 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Georgia 8 203 580 2.86 3 25.38 72.50
1 Washington State 7 218 580 2.66 5 31.14 82.86
3 Oregon State 8 212 693 3.27 8 26.50 86.63
4 California 6 176 699 3.97 7 29.33 116.50
5 Utah 8 209 727 3.48 10 26.13 90.88
6 Penn State 10 312 746 2.39 6 31.20 74.60
7 Tennessee 7 241 748 3.10 5 34.43 106.86
8 Oregon 8 232 766 3.30 4 29.00 95.75
9 Clemson 10 292 790 2.71 5 29.20 79.00
10 UCLA 8 248 792 3.19 8 31.00 99.00
11 Iowa State 9 284 835 2.94 6 31.56 92.78
12 Washington 9 300 853 2.84 7 33.33 94.78
13 Michigan 11 329 854 2.60 6 29.91 77.64
14 James Madison 11 356 882 2.48 8 32.36 80.18
15 Missouri 9 308 932 3.03 7 34.22 103.56
16 Rutgers 9 306 944 3.08 11 34.00 104.89
17 Syracuse 9 299 948 3.17 8 33.22 105.33
18 South Alabama 11 289 949 3.28 7 26.27 86.27
19 North Carolina State 11 324 958 2.96 10 29.45 87.09
20 USC 7 222 960 4.32 12 31.71 137.14
21 Florida 6 242 968 4.00 9 40.33 161.33
22 Marshall 11 351 979 2.79 8 31.91 89.00
23 Alabama 8 296 996 3.36 7 37.00 124.50
24 Ohio State 9 323 1000 3.10 5 35.89 111.11
25 Navy 11 321 1001 3.12 6 29.18 91.00
26 Illinois 11 333 1013 3.04 5 30.27 92.09
27 Texas 9 338 1017 3.01 10 37.56 113.00
28 Miami (Florida) 9 295 1027 3.48 9 32.78 114.11
29 Wisconsin 12 400 1032 2.58 12 33.33 86.00
30 Pittsburgh 11 321 1055 3.29 9 29.18 95.91
31 Vanderbilt 8 259 1058 4.08 12 32.38 132.25
32 Stanford 5 183 1064 5.81 8 36.60 212.80
33 Kansas State 9 279 1074 3.85 7 31.00 119.33
34 Iowa 11 393 1079 2.75 1 35.73 98.09
35 Maryland 10 333 1087 3.26 9 33.30 108.70
36 Colorado 5 211 1104 5.23 12 42.20 220.80
37 Louisville 10 367 1137 3.10 8 36.70 113.70
38 Arizona State 7 243 1157 4.76 13 34.71 165.29
39 Virginia Tech 10 338 1161 3.43 9 33.80 116.10
40 Auburn 7 268 1164 4.34 10 38.29 166.29
41 Notre Dame 9 315 1176 3.73 10 35.00 130.67
42 Kentucky 9 295 1203 4.08 10 32.78 133.67
43 LSU 9 324 1215 3.75 10 36.00 135.00
44 Air Force 13 366 1239 3.39 10 28.15 95.31
45 Minnesota 12 342 1242 3.63 8 28.50 103.50
46 Arizona 6 231 1283 5.55 13 38.50 213.83
47 Texas State 11 369 1291 3.50 18 33.55 117.36
48 Memphis 11 374 1304 3.49 12 34.00 118.55
49 San Diego State 11 372 1309 3.52 11 33.82 119.00
50 West Virginia 8 295 1313 4.45 15 36.88 164.13
51 Mississippi State 10 348 1330 3.82 13 34.80 133.00
52 Oklahoma 9 370 1336 3.61 15 41.11 148.44
53 Virginia 9 359 1343 3.74 11 39.89 149.22
54 Michigan State 8 321 1364 4.25 11 40.13 170.50
55 San Jose State 11 417 1369 3.28 14 37.91 124.45
56 New Mexico 10 370 1389 3.75 11 37.00 138.90
57 Boston College 9 353 1404 3.98 16 39.22 156.00
58 Boise State 11 392 1406 3.59 10 35.64 127.82
59 Indiana 9 375 1417 3.78 11 41.67 157.44
60 Baylor 10 377 1420 3.77 16 37.70 142.00
61 East Carolina 12 393 1421 3.62 14 32.75 118.42
62 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 383 1441 3.76 12 34.82 131.00
63 Western Michigan 11 375 1445 3.85 16 34.09 131.36
64 Purdue 11 374 1447 3.87 11 34.00 131.55
65 Duke 12 393 1452 3.69 9 32.75 121.00
66 Wake Forest 11 391 1464 3.74 13 35.55 133.09
67 Texas Tech 10 396 1466 3.70 12 39.60 146.60
68 Southern Mississippi 11 401 1491 3.72 11 36.45 135.55
69 Arkansas 9 329 1494 4.54 14 36.56 166.00
70 Appalachian State 11 391 1498 3.83 16 35.55 136.18
71 Arkansas State 10 407 1513 3.72 16 40.70 151.30
72 Middle Tennessee 13 452 1518 3.36 14 34.77 116.77
73 Kent State 10 421 1532 3.64 13 42.10 153.20
74 Georgia Tech 8 345 1535 4.45 13 43.13 191.88
75 TCU 10 378 1552 4.11 17 37.80 155.20
76 UNLV 10 408 1604 3.93 15 40.80 160.40
77 North Carolina 10 379 1618 4.27 18 37.90 161.80
78 UTEP 12 403 1632 4.05 13 33.58 136.00
79 Coastal Carolina 12 404 1646 4.07 19 33.67 137.17
80 Central Michigan 11 446 1665 3.73 18 40.55 151.36
81 Louisiana-Monroe 9 372 1666 4.48 20 41.33 185.11
82 Mississippi 9 362 1667 4.60 13 40.22 185.22
83 UTSA 12 428 1670 3.90 17 35.67 139.17
84 Troy 14 492 1673 3.40 15 35.14 119.50
85 Fresno State 12 415 1685 4.06 9 34.58 140.42
86 Oklahoma State 10 382 1687 4.42 16 38.20 168.70
87 Akron 11 413 1711 4.14 20 37.55 155.55
88 South Carolina 9 376 1712 4.55 14 41.78 190.22
89 Northern Illinois 12 446 1714 3.84 14 37.17 142.83
90 Toledo 13 479 1724 3.60 20 36.85 132.62
91 Florida State 11 440 1727 3.93 12 40.00 157.00
92 Colorado State 11 433 1729 3.99 20 39.36 157.18
93 Ohio 13 426 1739 4.08 16 32.77 133.77
94 Miami (Ohio) 13 452 1767 3.91 17 34.77 135.92
95 Cincinnati 12 505 1771 3.51 16 42.08 147.58
95 Texas A&M 8 378 1771 4.69 6 47.25 221.38
97 Houston 12 421 1775 4.22 18 35.08 147.92
98 BYU 11 408 1799 4.41 19 37.09 163.55
99 UCF 12 430 1803 4.19 21 35.83 150.25
100 Nevada 11 425 1812 4.26 20 38.64 164.73
101 Tulane 12 472 1814 3.84 14 39.33 151.17
102 Northwestern 10 404 1869 4.63 20 40.40 186.90
103 Wyoming 12 433 1881 4.34 14 36.08 156.75
104 Bowling Green 11 448 1882 4.20 19 40.73 171.09
105 UAB 12 432 1888 4.37 18 36.00 157.33
106 Liberty 13 516 1902 3.69 20 39.69 146.31
107 Kansas 10 434 1918 4.42 25 43.40 191.80
108 Western Kentucky 13 489 1935 3.96 16 37.62 148.85
109 New Mexico State 13 496 1943 3.92 21 38.15 149.46
110 Georgia State 11 444 1967 4.43 21 40.36 178.82
111 Ball State 11 480 1980 4.13 18 43.64 180.00
112 Connecticut 11 433 1984 4.58 17 39.36 180.36
113 Nebraska 11 450 2005 4.46 20 40.91 182.27
114 Eastern Michigan 13 472 2029 4.30 23 36.31 156.08
115 Massachusetts 11 426 2136 5.01 25 38.73 194.18
116 Tulsa 11 455 2138 4.70 19 41.36 194.36
117 SMU 11 458 2146 4.69 22 41.64 195.09
118 Florida Atlantic 12 440 2148 4.88 15 36.67 179.00
119 Rice 12 411 2155 5.24 17 34.25 179.58
120 Charlotte 11 437 2174 4.97 23 39.73 197.64
121 Buffalo 13 437 2193 5.02 23 33.62 168.69
122 Utah State 12 498 2246 4.51 18 41.50 187.17
123 Hawai'i 11 423 2260 5.34 21 38.45 205.45
124 Florida International 12 493 2301 4.67 31 41.08 191.75
125 Temple 12 506 2311 4.57 21 42.17 192.58
126 Army 11 451 2316 5.14 19 41.00 210.55
127 Old Dominion 12 570 2380 4.18 19 47.50 198.33
128 South Florida 11 409 2582 6.31 33 37.18 234.73
129 Louisiana Tech 11 438 2638 6.02 30 39.82 239.82
130 North Texas 14 572 2769 4.84 26 40.86 197.79
131 Georgia Southern 13 542 3002 5.54 29 41.69 230.92